… that when I get up early in the morning and turn on my computer, there are pictures of my three baby great-granddaughters — Sarah, Phoebe and Shelby — all born in three different states within three weeks of each other. I look at them each day, and it brings so much joy and happiness to me.

— Sylvia Rosen, Fremont

… that our neighbors never complain when our son and his friends play basketball in front of our house after 10 p.m.

— Dirk Christensen, Pleasanton

… when my five children thank me for making dinner.

— Pamela Davis, Antioch

… having turned 92 years old and that I still enjoy playing Pinochle with six of my good friends.

— Mary Herden, Fremont

I hate “…

… being charged a late fee for not paying a bill I never received. Why should I pay a penalty because the post office couldn’t get the bill to me? If I only got a handful of bills each month, I might notice one missing. But when you get more than two dozen bills, who notices one that should have shown up?

— Nancy L. Morris, Walnut Creek

… when a mother lets her young children run wild and under the racks in a clothing store to play hide and seek, while she shops elsewhere in the store.

— Barbara Proctor, Pleasanton

… when I take a walk along one of the Bay Area’s lovely trails and get distracted and disgusted by the fast food wrappers, empty coffee cups and other assorted litter. It really boggles my mind that people will drop their trash just about anywhere.

Not only was racial animus a likely factor when Charter Communications repeatedly rejected negotiations with Entertainment Studios, the TV programmer, but Charter's attempt to shield itself from allegations of bias using the First Amendment is also without merit, according to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.